Been playing GW2 since pre-release in August 2012, but am in no way a hardcore player. I feel a lot of what you’re complaining about is because of what you’ve been taught when playing other MMO’s. Also sounds like you just don’t like the game.
Knockbacks:
Depending on the build you’re using, they can become pretty infuriating. But there’s a great number of ways you can counter these. Especially since the expansion came out, a lot of large knockback attacks are tied with what we call a defiance bar, where you get a 2-3 second window to apply CC (Fear, stun, knockback, chill etc…) to the enemy and interrupt whatever large knockback attack they’re about to perform if you do enough. You also get skills that apply a boon called Stability, others that block incoming attacks or mitigate them entirely depending on your profession. And of course what every profession in the game has, dodge. Using a mixture of these and moving around cleverly should put you in a fairly good position most of the time.
Damage:
Having full toughness/vitality gear isn’t going to help you much if you’re expecting to be able to face tank the game and never die. Even our ‘tanks’ in GW2 need to learn how to dodge appropriately, bring proper skills for damage mitigation and time their heals to when they’re really needed while dealing as much damage as they can. More experienced players in the game will more often than not take more damage orientated stats (Berserkers, Assassins, Sinister, Viper etc…) as this results in being able to kill the enemy far more quickly, and spend less time trying to mitigate the damage the enemy is trying to unleash on you.
Traps:
Will need some specific examples before I can really comment here. I imagine dungeons are difficult if you’re running with a group of 5 who are doing their first time run. But with those of us who are familiar with them, there are no unavoidable traps that wipe the team.
Travel:
Beating a dead horse. Game has plenty of waypoints you unlock as you explore, mounts are not needed. If you’re desperate to ride something around in the game, buy either the flying carpet or flying broom toys
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Chipping in here as well after seeing a Reddit post on this thread.
I just took a look after recently getting a Mist Band from PvP for my Magi Druid. When purchasing it, it already comes with both infusion slots that you’d get when infusing and attuning it. It just doesn’t have the ‘Attuned’ namesake.
Reference: http://i.imgur.com/pQHWlDv.png
Ascended rings always have 1 slot.
infusing adds 1 slot, attuning adds 1 slot. Total: 3 slots.
I stand corrected! Just got back from work and wasn’t thinking straight apparently
Guild Name: Mantle Assasins [MA]
Server: FarShiverpeaks [EU]
Formed: 9th November 2005 in Guild Wars 1
Website: www.mantleassasins.com
Spoken Language: English
Contact Us: Here
Applications: Here
About the Guild: Mantle Assasins (misspelling explained later) is a small European Guild Wars 2 Community. We consist of a stable and loyal player-base of adults aged 18+ who have similar goals within the Guild Wars 2 Universe. Originally we formed in Guild Wars 1 in 2005, and many who joined us in Guild Wars 1 continue to be a part of the community, helping to maintain a solid community that has stood the test of time.
The misspelling you may have already noticed isn’t spelled accidentally (not anymore, anyway!), this came down to a typo when we originally formed in 2005, truthfully not expecting too much to come of the guild at the time. As time went on, and we succeeded in lasting through to the release of GW2, we set up a community poll to see if the Guild wanted to amend the typo when we migrated. The end result favoured us keeping the typo, believing it was part of our heritage, and members felt it portrayed many great and unique experiences each of us created for each other over the years.
At the moment, we’re primarily a PvE guild, participating in Fractals & Dungeons frequently. We also have a smaller organised group of players who enjoy getting involved in raids utilising a more strategic style of play than we would elsewhere in the game. Right now they’re a little bit too small to operate independently, so if you’re interested, let us know! We will also dabble in SPvP and WvW occasionally as well, albeit not nearly as often, but this is always liable to change depending on Anet’s content release cycle’s.
The [MA] Way: Something that we started back in the early days of Guild Wars 1, was what we dubbed “The MA Way”. To sum this up into an understandable concept – within MA we do not aim to be #1 in PvP, WvW or Dungeons, our main goal is to create the best experience we can in a laid back atmosphere and have a laugh while we’re at it. The team gets wiped? We just laugh in the face of team wipes, get back up and jump right back in without all the aggro & rage you get from a lot of other guilds out there! Although don’t get the wrong idea, we’re very good working together as a community, but without the tension of being criticised if you or we muck up
Recruitment: We do not recruit heavily, allowing time for new members to settle in and get to know the members before we recruit more. This also benefits those who are already in the guild as it gives us the time we need to get to know our new members well before bringing in any new faces and getting to know them. This system has served us well, giving everyone a chance to know everyone, and generally on a first name basis! To make an application, simply head over to the “Apply Here” section of our website to get started! Applications are handled by the Officers & Leader of the Guild.
Requirements:
- Players of the Guild Wars 2 Community to preferably be aged 18+
- Preferably own Heart of Thorns
- We are a 100% rep community, with the exception of Guild Banks
- Players are to register on our website and make an application when looking to join our ranks
- All new recruits have a sit down and chat session with an Officer or the Leader of the Guild to discuss yours and our expectations, and whether we’re a good fit for one another.
- It is preferable that our members have TeamSpeak3 installed and are willing to use it, we use TeamSpeak to socialise in general, not just for when we’re doing events.
- We have several WhatsApp groups that we use for members to maintain fluid contact with one another outside of the game, this isn’t so much a requirement, but is highly encouraged to provide the best possible chance of integrating into our community.
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Same, I use auto run plenty enough with it bonded to R. I’d get annoyed having to press W twice just to shuffle forward a little bit. And not being able to dodge forward with a double tap (I never press B for my dodge).
Back on topic, the request for auto run to also lean forward continuously isn’t a bad idea. Probably not going to be a high priority for most people since we tend to keep our W key intact
Black Lion Trading Post in your Guild Hall?
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The map disconnecting and resetting is a mechanic that was introduced with mega servers. When there are too few people in a shard, it flags it for shutdown. Sometimes though, people will start bringing others back into the shard via taxi. Unfortunately this doesn’t reverse the closure, and sure enough, everyone gets kicked within an hour.
Other times, it’s just a server crash
If you stop holding down spacebar, this will no longer be an issue. The distance or height you jump doesn’t change whether you hold it down or tap it anyway
It’s a CPU intensive game, nothing new
@Xanthia, The cap is 1000, and supported by what others and Zachary have said about not being able to place more than that. No need to get your knickers in a twist because someone in customer support may have gotten it wrong.